Family Vacation Travel Guide and Tourist Information about The Lower Keys

Home to the endangered Key Deer as well as several other species, Big Pine is a favorite family vacation and tourist destination for eco-travel visitors.

While there are no large hotels to choose from in the Big Pine and Lower Keys area, there are many Florida Keys family cottages, private homes and family friendly campgrounds. Some Big Pine campgrounds are located directly on the beach and offer spectacular sunsets as well as sunrises.

There are vacation camps in Big Pine for children and adults that include Florida Keys reef trips and back country family group kayaking eco-tours as well as some of the best reef snorkeling in the Florida Keys on Looe Key, which is home to the annual Underwater Music Festival. There's even a miniature gold course for kids and adults and a Key West sky diving center that is great for teens and adults! Private fishing charters for back country flats fishing is also very popular with families in Big Pine and the Lower Keys. The area is a fantastic for family nature lovers and bird watchers as well as family boaters and families who love to fish. A wide variety of fish are found in the shallows and the deep blue waters of the Gulf Stream. Family friendly nature trails wind through the pinewoods and exotic tropical foliage. Deserted beaches and shell-collector shallows are found on the Gulf side. Family dive boats, charter fishing boats that cater to families, sailboats and canoes will take you and your kids on the adventure of your choice.

Big Pine also hosts the famous Florida, Bahia Honda State Park. Voted as one of the top ten beaches in the continental The United States, it includes fabulous Florida Keys seaside family campgrounds for both tents and RV's that are just steps away from the Atlantic Ocean's water's edge. The beachâ€™s waters are calm and crystal clear and are the prefect place for children to swim under the supervision of adults.

Be sure to watch the travel video about the Big Pine Chamber of Commerce and the many other videos for more tourist and family vacation information! Also, print the many discounts found on coupons associated with each video. And to make getting there easy, there are even driving maps as well.